The Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefo, has pledged to support the state’s Civic and Social Reformation Agency, to enable it to deliver on its mandate in line with Solution Agenda of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration.
The Commissioner made the pledge while receiving the Managing Director of the Agency, Sir Chuka Nnabuife who was in his office at Jerome Udoji Secretariat, Awka, on Friday 4th October, 2024, for a familiarization visit.
The Commissioner, who described the emergence of the Agency as apt and fundamental, expressed a disgust over the rate of drugs abuse, moral and value decadence in the present Nigeria society.
‘I’m aware that we’ve problem with today’s youths, Anambra’s youths inclusive, in the areas of moral and social values.
‘The issue of drug abuse and Yahoo Plus constitute danger in our present society.
‘You talked about Anambra core values and identity; if Igboland were a train made up coaches, Anambra is the head coach, dragging the others.
‘So, if you really want to get Igbo right, get Anambra right because the rest South East are coping Anambra.
‘Anambra is Dubia of the rest of South East, wether you like it or not.
‘For instance, if you check the population of Enugu, and Ebonyi States living in Anambra, they may be rivalrying the host population.
‘So, what we do, and are not doing it right, others are coping it as a right thing.
‘So for that, this is Agency is very fundamental.
‘We will work together to make sure that it is fully launched and begun its serious jobs.
‘I thank God we have experts that will help you in designing public communication, enlightenment, and all the programmes you need to drive the process,’ Commissioner Mefo assured.
The Commissioner also decried increasing rate of get-rich-quick syndrome, and neopaganism among today’s youths.
‘Today’s youths want everything good without lifting a pin to earn it; that wasn’t how we were brought up.
‘In the 70s, 80s, and even a part of 90s, we were made to understand the value of hard work that if you want money, education you work for it.
‘But today, the situation is different. I may not really have a problem with that, but adding murder to it is something that concerns all of us.
‘This is what they call oke ite and ego mbute now; these two issues are our big problem.
‘The idles our forefathers did away with when they joined Christianity, these boys are bringing them back,’ Dr Mefo lamented, but expressed readiness to work with Civic and Social Reformation Agency to fight the menace through value re-orientation.
‘I’m pledging all my contacts. I will drag all the behavioural associations in Nigeria I belong as I a member to take interest in helping you to do your work by supplying the experts, the information and research you need.
‘You may not have all the manpower, but once you go into such strategic partnership with such people they become an extension of your office.
‘Yours is to generate the case, they do the research, deliver the actionable, and then you run with it.
‘This is the way you will go and make the kind of impact in leaps and bounds that you never expected is possible,’ the Commissioner told the Managing Director.
Earlier, the Managing Director informed the Commissioner that the essence of the visit was to familiarize him with the Agency and seek the partnership of his ministry.
Pointing out that all societies have dos and don’ts, the Managing Director hinted that mandates of the Agency include among others, to disseminate to every doorstep in the state, the core values and identities of Anambra, and what Anambra’s Solution Agenda is for.
According to him, Anambra in line with the Solution Agenda, has great potential if every resident in the state could strive to keep rules and regulations, pay taxes, keep the environment clean, support education and health, among others.
He recalled Anambra Vision 2070 which he said, showcases the potentials, the core values and identities of Anambra.
With these, Sir Nnabuife said his Agency meets Anambra’s community leaders, schools, among others.
(Caption) Dr Mefo (left) listening with interest to Sir Nnabuife (right) during the visit.
